Chapter 4: Reaping the Benefits of Others' Work

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for killing a wild rabbit and gaining 15 experience and 10 silver coins."

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for obtaining a low-level spirit medicine, the Flame Grass."

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for leveling up to level 3 (a third-level martial artist)!"

"..."

Wu Tian had been exploring the Misty Forest for two days now, and his level had gone from a level one warrior to a level three warrior. However, once he reached level three, killing these level-less (no level) monsters in the forest did not yield much experience, so he had to venture deeper into the forest. Nevertheless, he had obtained many spirit medicines in these two days, and with his auxiliary skill in alchemy, he could refine some basic low-level spiritual pills.

It was important to note that alchemists were rare professions in the Wild Martial Empire and even throughout the entire Divine Dragon Continent, especially high-level alchemists. As a result, pills were very expensive, and Wu Tian's alchemy skill essentially provided him with another source of income.

Of course, the most important thing right now was leveling up. So Wu Tian entered the deep part of the Misty Forest and killed every little monster he encountered along the way, as they all yielded experience. However, when he had been walking for half a day, the atmosphere around him changed.

Wu Tian could hardly see any monsters around him, and the dense forest covered the sky and the earth, with a chilling wind blowing and a low growling sound echoing.

"I estimate that I have entered the territory of a demon beast, where only monsters with levels exist," Wu Tian's spirits suddenly rose to one hundred and twenty percent.

Suddenly, with a whoosh, Wu Tian felt a chill behind him. He turned around instantly and swung the iron knife that had just burst out of his hand.

Ding! With a crisp sound, a level 2 demon beast, the Swift Wolf, bit the large knife in Wu Tian's hand with its sharp teeth.

"What the hell! Does it have to be like this? It's already a level 2 demon beast. It takes at least a level 5 martial artist to beat it!" Wu Tian looked at the red-eyed Swift Wolf and felt speechless.

"Roar!" The Swift Wolf bit the knife in Wu Tian's hand and its sharp claws tore at Wu Tian fiercely.

Wu Tian could only keep retreating. Suddenly, with a loud bang, Wu Tian fell to the ground and the knife in his hand dropped to the ground too. The Swift Wolf pinned Wu Tian to the ground and bit at Wu Tian's neck with its bloody mouth.

"F*ck, don't think I'm easy to bully! Invincible instant kill! Die!" Wu Tian angrily activated his instant kill skill, and a massive surge of power flowed through his body.

Boom! The Swift Wolf's body was thrown away and heavily fell to the ground, spitting out blood from its mouth as it convulsed a few times and died.

Ding!

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for killing a level 2 demon beast, the Swift Wolf, and gaining 8,000 experience points, 500 silver coins, and a piece of Swift Wolf armor (mysterious level)."

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for leveling up, currently at level 4 (fourth level martial artist)."

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for leveling up, currently at level 5 (fifth level martial artist)!"

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for leveling up, currently at level 6 (sixth level martial artist)!"

After defeating the Swift Wind Wolf, Wu Tian kept hearing notification sounds in his mind.

"Haha! The experience from the demon beast is indeed abundant. Killing one directly promoted me to a sixth level martial artist, and I also obtained a profound-level defense equipment, the Swift Wind Wolf Armor. Profound-level, tsk tsk... you should know that the equipment levels range from low to high, with yellow, profound, earth, heaven, god, super god, and invincible. This Swift Wind Wolf Armor is profound-level, which is already very good!"

Now that Wu Tian is at level 6 as a martial artist and has the profound-level defense equipment Swift Wind, a third-level demon beast is no match for him. With the use of his instant kill skill, even fourth-level demon beasts are no problem. However, the instant kill skill has a half-hour cooldown, so he should save it for emergencies in this misty forest.

After leveling up, Wu Tian was not satisfied and continued to venture deeper into the misty forest. Now, leveling up for Wu Tian is like playing a game, and he is very happy doing so. In the past, he could play games for three days and nights without resting, and now it's the same.

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for killing a level 1 Wild Boar Beast, gaining 300 experience points and 200 silver coins."

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for killing a level 1 Flame Tiger, gaining 600 experience points, 300 silver coins, and a tiger skin."

After three days and three nights, Wu Tian had been hunting low-level demonic beasts in the surrounding area. He had killed all the level 1 and 2 beasts and had reached level 8 as a martial artist. Of course, he wouldn't waste his "instant kill" skill. Every half an hour, he would use it to not only increase his proficiency but also get good loot.

Now, Wu Tian was no longer satisfied with level 1 and 2 beasts. After the cooldown for his instant kill skill was over, he continued to venture deeper into the area.

Unknowingly, Wu Tian arrived at the foot of a mountain, where a refreshing fragrance drifted into his nose.

Wu Tian's heart trembled as he whispered, "This scent...could it be...the legendary Chaos Spirit Fruit?!"

The Chaos Spirit Fruit was born purely from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It appeared more frequently in places with abundant spiritual energy, but its location was not fixed. Every time it appeared, it would be a rare treasure. Most importantly, the Chaos Spirit Fruit contained abundant spiritual energy, which could greatly enhance one's cultivation. However, once the fruit blossomed, it would only last for half an hour, and if not picked, it would dissipate into spiritual energy.

Therefore, before the fruit formed, there would usually be high-level demonic beasts guarding it. Whoever could hold out until the end would obtain the fruit.

Sure enough, after Wu Tian walked forward for a while, he saw a huge cave at the foot of the mountain. The cave was surrounded by the rotting corpses of demonic beasts, and many other beasts were waiting nearby.

"Oh my god! So many demonic beasts, and they are all high-level. Looks like I can't get too close!" Wu Tian could only watch from afar, as his level was too low.

"Should I leave directly or wait here and fish for opportunities?" Wu Tian pondered. Leaving directly made him feel unwilling, but waiting here was also dangerous.

In the end, temptation overcame reason, and Wu Tian decided to stay and wait for the right moment to reap the rewards.

"Roar!" A loud roar came from the cave, and then three monsters flew out of the cave and landed heavily near Wu Tian after flying dozens of yards in the air.

"A level 5 monster, the Sawtooth Tiger, a level 6 monster, the Raging Bull, and a level 6 monster, the Bloodthirsty Rat. These three are all failed raiders. What kind of powerful monsters are guarding this cave?" Wu Tian looked at the three dying monsters with horror in his heart.

But after the shock came the joy. Damn it, these three monsters were almost dead, their health bars were empty, and even if nobody touched them, they would die soon. Rather than let them die like this, he might as well go and finish them off.

So, Wu Tian took his sword and charged directly at them. The three monsters wanted to resist, but they didn't even have the strength to stand up.

With no hesitation, Wu Tian struck a few times at the vital points of the three monsters.

Ding!

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for killing the level 5 Sawtooth Tiger and gaining 20,000 experience points and 2,000 silver coins."

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for killing the level 6 Raging Bull and gaining 50,000 experience points and 5,000 silver coins."

"Congratulations..."

Ding!

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for leveling up to level 9 (level 9 martial artist)!"

"Congratulations to player Wu Tian for leveling up to level 11 (level 1 martial master)!"